Roger T. Benitez, of California, to be United States District Judge
for the Southern District of California, vice a new position created by
Public Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

Larry Alan Burns, of California, to be United States District Judge
for the Southern District of California, vice a new position created by
Public Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

Kathleen Cardone, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for
the Western District of Texas, vice a new position created by Public
Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

James I. Cohn, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for
the Southern District of Florida, vice a new position created by Public
Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

Marcia A. Crone, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for
the Eastern District of Texas, vice a new position created by Public
Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

Dale S. Fischer, of California, to be United States District Judge
for the Central District of California, vice a new position created by
Public Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

D. Michael Fisher, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit
Judge for the Third Circuit, vice Carol Los Mansmann, deceased.

William Q. Hayes, of California, to be United States District Judge
for the Southern District of California, vice a new position created by
Public Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

John A. Houston, of California, to be United States District Judge
for the Southern District of California, vice a new position created by
Public Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

George A. Krol, of New Jersey, a Career Member of the Senior
Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of
Belarus.

Frank Montalvo, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for
the Western District of Texas, vice a new position created by Public
Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

Thomas W. O'Connell, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Defense, vice Brian E. Sheridan.

R. David Proctor, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge
for the Northern District of Alabama, vice a new position created by
Public Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

Xavier Rodriguez, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for
the Western District of Texas, vice Edward C. Prado.

Dana Makoto Sabraw, of California, to be United States District
Judge for the Southern District of California, vice a new position
created by Public Law 107-273, approved November 2, 2002.

Gretchen C. F. Shappert, of North Carolina, to be United States
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina for the term of
four years, vice Robert J. Conrad, Jr.

Earl Leroy Yeakel III, of Texas, to be United States District Judge
for the Western District of Texas, vice James R. Nowlin, retired.